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Tim Burchett: “Would it not make more sense for our NATO allies to just to pony up and spend more than 2 percent of their GDP on…”

On the recordMay 8, 2019
Would it not make more sense for our NATO allies to just to pony up and spend more than 2 percent of their GDP on defense rather than waste money on silly and unworkable initiatives?
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Tim Burchett
Republican · Tennessee

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Burchett questions the effectiveness of European defense initiatives compared to NATO spending.

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